Combined sifting and pouring spout



March 1952 M. H. KLAUSMANN COMBINED SIFTING AND POURING SPOUT 2SHEETSSHEET 1 I 'IIIIIIIIIII. IIIIIIIIlIll/li)JaTlJ/Jz- ATTORNEY March18, 1952 M. H. KLAUSMANN 2,589,819

COMBINED SIFTING AND POURING SPOUT Filed NOV. 4, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2WQ%/INVENTOR. I

Patented Mar. 18, 1952 COMBINED SIFTING AND POURING sPoUT Milton H.Klausmann, Maplewood, N. J., assign'or to Seal-Spout Corporation,Newark, N. J a corporation of New Jersey Application November 4, 1950,Serial No. 194,133

This invention relates in general to containers or receptacles of thetype wherein a combined closure and pouring spout is connected to onewall of the container for movement relatively thereto so as in oneposition to serve as a closure for a'pouring opening in said wall andinanother position to serve as a spout for pouring the contents of thecontainer through said opening. A pouring spout of this characterusually comprises a-body portion of a size and shape to closethe-pouring opening in the container, and integral sector-shaped sidewings projecting approximately at right angles to the body portion thatslide into and out of said opening in frictional engagement with thewalls thereof as the spout is actuated to close and open said openings.I

A prime object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedcombination of a pouring spout of this character and a sifter so relatedto each other and to the pouring opening of the container that thecontents of the container selectively can be poured or sifted throughthe pouring opening.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device which shallinclude a simple and reliable combination of only two parts one of whichconstitutes a screen whereby the contents of a container to which thedevice is attached can be poured directly in a stream through thepouring opening or shaken or sifted through said screen.

Other objects, advantages and results of the invention will be broughtout by the following description in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pouring spout andcontainer embodying the invention showing the device in closed position;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical sectional viewapproximately on the plane of the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the container andthe pouring and sifting device showing the closure spout in openposition;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 on the plane of the line 4-4 ofFigure 3;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view of the parts shownin Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view on the planeof the line 6-6 of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is a similar view showing the closure and closure-spout in openposition and the sifting screen in position for sifting;

1 Claim. (Cl. 222-480) Figure 8 is a like view showing both theclosurespout and the sifting screen in open position for freely pouringthe contents of the container through the pouring opening;

Figure 9 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the plane of theline 99 of Figure 5, and

Figure 10 is a similar view on the plane of line lD-lil of Figure 5.

Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the invention,the-reference character the ' I designates the body portion of acontainer at one end of which is a cap 2 forming an end wall.

The container may be formed of any suitable material such as cardboard,fiber board, or the like, and one wall of the container, usually the endwall 2, is provided with a substantially rectangular discharge aperture3 and a tab 4 integrally connected to said wall at one end of theaperture for hingin'gmovement into and out'of the opening for a purposeto be described.

Cooperating with the container I is a pouring spout 5 hingedly connectedto the wall 2 at one .end of the opening so as to overlie and close saidopening when in one position and to uncover oropen said opening when inanother position. The spout is preferably formed of thin sheet metalbent upon itself to form a fiat body portion 6 and sector-shaped sidewalls I at the" side edges of said body portion that havearcuat'eouteredges 8 concentric with the axis of swinging ofthe spout.-The spout is of the same width as the aperture or 'opening 3 so as tofrictionally engage the outer faces of the side walls I with .the sideedges of said aperture, and the body portion 6 at one end overlies thetab 4 and at its other end has an extension 9 beyond the correspondingend of the aperture 5 for a purpose to be explained. The spout may behingedly connected to the wall 2 in any suitable manner but as shown, apair of prongs or teeth l0 pro- J'ect from one end of the body portion 6through the wall 2 and are bent or clinched so as to permit swingingmovement of the spout and at the same time prevent the spout from beingpulled out of the opening 3. As usual the outer ends of the side wallsor wings I are provided with lugs II to engage the underside of the wall2 for preventing swinging movement of the spout outwardly of the opening3, the extension 9 limiting ing and of the plate l2 may underlie thebody portion 6 of the closure-spout when the latter is in its closedposition, shown in Figure 6, and the plate I2 is of such length that itsother end may project beyond the corresponding end of the opening 3 soas to completely overlie the opening asshown in Figure 6; With thiscon-"- struction, it will be seen that the screen or plate I2 can beswung about the tab 4 as a hinge so as to overlie the opening 3 as shownin Figures the plate I2 in overlying relation to the pour-' ing opening3 may be provided, such as protuberances l5 in the flanges M to engagethe inner side of the end wall 2 of the container.

in operation of the device, normally the plate 12 and the spout 5 willbe arranged in overlying or closing relation to the pouring opening 3 asshown in Figures 1, 2 and 6. Should itbe de-' sired to sift or shake thecontents of the container through the pouring opening 3,- the spout 5may be swung-out of the opening and away f -rom the plate l2 asshown inFigures 3, 4 and 7. Dur ing the outward movement of the spout,- theplate I2 will be held against movementby the stop protuberancesf. 15.Then by inverting the eentainer and shaking it, the contents will besifted or sprinkled through the'apertures of the plate I 2; Should it bedesired to pour the contentsof the container freely through the; opening3, both the spout and the plate I! may be'swung outwardly away from theopening 3 as shown in Figure 8. This operation can be easily effected byapplying lifting pressure to the free end of the plate 42,

said pressure swinging the plate l2 and through contact of the platewith the body portion; of the spout, also swinging the spout at the sametime; Similarly both the plate I2 and the spout may be swung into closedposition simultaneously by pressure: against the body portion 6 of thespout tending to force the side walls 1 into the opening; It will beobserved by those skilled in the; art

that the device embodying the invention is adaptable to containers foreither powderedor granular materials, it being possible? to use the,moved out of the way for pouring granular materials through the pouringopening 3.

While the now preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustratedand described, it should be understood that the device may be used withother types of containers and may be structurally varied; all within thespirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

The combination with a container having a substantially rectangulardischarge aperture in one wall thereof, of a tab hingedly connected tosaid wall at one end of the aperture for swinging movement into'and outof said aperture, a pourin'g spout hingedly connected at one end to saidwall adjacent the hinging of said tab to open and close said apertureand comprising a body portion overlying said tab with one end portionadapted to project beyond the free end of said tab and the other end ofsaid aperture for engagement with said wall in the closed position ofthe spout to limit closing movement of the spout and to seal said outerend of said aperture; and sector shaped side walls on said body portionhav-' ing their outer faces'frictionally engaging the side.

edges of said aperture to seal said edges in the closed position of saidspout, and a perforate sift: ing plate fastened at one end to said tabfor movement therewith to cover and uncover said for engagement withsaidwall when the'plate is in position to cover said opening, saidplate alsohaving side flanges frietionally engagingthe side sifting plate l2 alonefor dispensing powdered 5g materials, and the dispensing plate; beingeasily walls or said s out to form a seal between said plate and saidspout.

MILTON H. KLAUS'MANN;

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